Door holder



July16, 1929. N. c, DE Lo 1,720,886

noon HOLDER- Filed June 11, 1927 Patented July 16, 1929. 'i I V 1 iUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORMAN CLAYBAUGH 13E LOSS, or srmxnannisn'rs, oHIo.

noon Honnnn. M Application filed June 11, 1927. serial 1%. 198,258. ii

1 My invention relates to doors and more parby like referencecharacters, in which figures, ticularly it relates to an improved doorhold- I have illustrated an embodiment of my in ing device adapted toretain doors, such as ventionappliedto one of a pair'ofswinging garagedoors and the like, opened. doors 20, preferably comprising. .a rod 1 5An object of my invention resides in the formed preferably of roundmetallic stock,

provision of an improved door holder capable and bent substantiallyU-shape, there beof maintaining a door, when opened, from acingpreferably a pair of laterally extendcidentally closing by the action ofextraneous ing parallel arms 2 and 3 with terminating forces, andwhichmay be readily released to lateral securing flanges 1 and 5disposed at,

10 permit the door to be closed. i right angles to the rod I. Saidflanges are Another object of my invention resides in flattened and areapertured for thereception .the provision of an improved door holder ofsecuring bolts 6 to hold the rod on the inner which may be manuallydisconnected to enside 7 of a door 20 adj acenttheedge12tl1ereof, ablethe, door to be swung to open to an exwhich is hingedly connected to adOol'jalTlb 13 15 tended position relative to its closed position. yhinges 14. f The rod 1 is preferably Idis- Another object of myinventionresides in posed on a vertical plane and parallel relative theprovision of an improved door holder to the door edge 12, andv is spacedfr which is comprised of few parts, all formed r by'virtue f h I'In 2 n-v a .from a minimum amount of stock rendering A link 10 having a loopedouter end 11 is 2 the same economical to produce, which parts D V i eall y l formed y. Said may be readily applied to numerous types of loopis-adapted to r ceiv the 10 1 toen doors, and are at the same timedurable, servtheloope'd end of the link toslide upwardly or iceable, andpositive in operation. downwardly on the ,rod 1 when the door is Theseand other objects of my invention being swung eitherinto opened orclosed po- 25 and the invention itself willbecome apparent S The l t g hSubstantially from reference to the following description of q al Bethelength 0f t red and h h an embodiment thereof, and in which de- ClOOIis, in ClOSGCl position, thBlOOp 11 1S diS- scription reference will behad to theaccomposed at the junction of the arm 3 androd 1, panyingdrawings, forming a part of this as best shown in Fig. 5. While inclosedpo- I 30 specification. I sition theloop is'positioned as shown in Fig.

Referring to the drawings: I i 6 with the link substantially parallel tothe Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodirod. The link 10 is bent at15 to permit the ment of my invention attached to a hinged l op 11 toassume a position at an angle reladoor and looking down upon the same,and tive to the rod 1 when the door is open or 35 illustrating the dooropened; closed. Asbest shown in Fig- 5 of thedraw- Fig. 2 is a like viewof the same illustrats is h (1001 is Closed the 1 th d lo d; g link isdisposed 'onfla horizontal plane sub- Fig. 3 is an enlarged transversesectional stantially 1 right ang to the I 1 y-viri t k on th lin 3 3. fFi 1; tue'of its pivotal connection to a bracket 18 on 40 Fig. 4.- is anenlarged top plan view takcnon the oor jam'b lix and the loopll- It Willbe v h line H f Fi 2 7 p apparent from the relative positioning of theFigs 5 d 6 are id elvabional views rod and link that all forces tendingtoclose illustrating the embodiment of my invention the 1 1. Will e cmmunicated to the link when the. door is in opened or closed posiwhichcannot moveupwardly or downwardly. 4 tions, respectively; and Fig. 7 isa side elevaon the rod by virtue of its position relative to tionofamodification of a portion of the forehe red 1, Whenithe d or is pen,and aCCOl'dgoing embodiment. y a inglv the door is heldagainstaccidental clos- Referring to all the figures of the drawing by theaction, of extraneousfforces upon -ings in all of which like parts aredesignated he door, Such as wind. I

The inner end of the link 10 is bent downwardly at right angles toprovide a finger 17 which is adapted to cooperate with the bracket 18formed from a round stock of metallic material, which is looped at 19intermediate its ends to form an eyelet 21 into which the finger 17 isprojected. Said finger and bracket comprise a universal pivot for thelink to permit it to be moved into any position relative thereto whenthe door is swung into open or closed positions. Lugs 22 and 23 may beformed in the link adjacent the finger 17 which will engage the loop 18and prevent the link from sliding downward relative to the bracket whenthe door is closed.

The loop eyelet 14 is of a diameter suflicient to permit the link toslide on the rod 1 from the arm 2 to arm 3 without the possibility ofthe rod and link interlocking with each other at intermediate portionsof the rod. The eyelet 21 of the bracket loop 19 is also of a diameterlarge enough to provide a universal joint between the link 10 and thebracket 18 to enable the link to be swung through an arc ofsubstantially 45 degrees, the depending fingers 17 being of sufficientlength to overcome any tendency of the same from becoming accidentallydisengaged from the bracket.

WVhen it is desired to swing the door on an arc of 180 degrees intoparallel position relative with the wall 29 of the garage or building todispose the door out of the way, the hooked end of the link may bewithdrawn from the eyelet 21. The flanged fastening arms 4 and 5 of therod 1 which are preferably disposed parallel to each other and at rightangles to the rod 1 to provide a more rigid securing means for the rod1, whereby the pull and stress on the rod 1 by the link 11 will notreadily disengage the rod 1 from the door. The forces are more evenlydistributed by virtue of this construction.

I preferably dispose the rod 1, link 11 and bracket 14 on the interiorside of the building, thereby reducing possibility of the vari ous partsrusting because of exposure to the elements.

Referring to Fig. 7 I show a modified mounting for a vertically disposedrod upon which the link 10 may slide, comprising a pair of opposedsimilar brackets and 81 secured to a support, such as a door as in thecase of the flanges 4 and 5 of the foregoing embodiment, by theirvertical portions, and having oppositely aligned depressions 82 in themid portions of theirhorizontal portions 84 into which depressions theends of a rod 1 are telescoped. One of the brackets is first secured tothe support and the end of the rod 1 is then placed in the depressionand the other bracket is then properly aligned with the opposite end ofthe rod disposed in the depression at which time the second bracket issecured to the support.

Having thus described my invention in a specific embodiment, I am awarethat numerous and extensive departures may be made from the embodimentsherein illustrated and described, but without departing from the spiritof my invention.

I claim:

1. In a door holder, the combination with a pair of abutting portions ofthe door and door jamb disposed adjacent the hinged edge of the door ofa pair of interlocked securing elements for the door, each being securedto one of the said portions, one of said elements comprising a linkadapted to be swiveled at an end to one of the portions and terminatingat the other end in an eyelet, said eyelet being disposed at an obtuseangle to the longitudinally extending intermediate portion of the link,the other securing element comprising a pair of brackets having basesrigidly affixed to the other said portion in spaced relation, one abovethe other, substantially parallel to the adjacent door edge, and eachcomprising horizontally extending flanges, and a pin rigidly heldbetween the flanges and passed through said eyelet, the

bottom bracket having its horizontal flange portion disposed below thelevel of the swiveling end of the link.

2. In a door holder, the combination with a pair of abutting portions ofthe door and door jamb disposed adjacent the hinged edge of the door ofa pair of interlocked securing elements for the door, each beingsecuredto one of the said portions, one of said ele- .ments comprising a linkadapted to be swiveled at an end to one of the portions and terminatingat the other end in an eyelet, said eyelet being disposed at an obtuseangle to the longitudinally extendinginter mediate portion of the link,the other securing element comprising a pair of brackets having basesrigidly atfixed to the other said portion in spaced relation, one abovethe other, substantially parallel to the adjacent door edge, and eachcomprising horizontally extending flanges, and a pin rigidly heldbetween the flanges, one of said flanges being provided with a recess,and an end of said pinbeing projected within the recess, the bottombracket having its horizontal flange portion disposed below the level ofthe swiveling end of the link. I

3. In a door holder, the combination with a pair of abutting portions ofthe door and door jamb disposed adjacent the hinged edge of the door ofa pair of interlocked securing elements for the door, each being securedto one of the said portions, one of said elements comprising a linkadapted to be swiveled at an end to one of the portions and terminatingat the other end in'an eyelet,said eyelet being disposed at an obtuseangle to the longitudinallv extending intermediate portion of the link,the other securingelement comprising a pair of brackets having posingrecesses receiving the ends of the pin, bases rigidly aflixed to theother said portion the bottom bracket having its horizontal in spacedrelation, one above the other, subflange portion disposed below thelevel of 10 stantially parallel to the adjacent door edge, the swivelingend of the link.

5 and each comprising horizontally extending In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my flanges, and a pin rigidly held between the signaturethis 10th day of June, 1927. flanges, said flanges being provided withop- NORMAN CLAYBAUGH DE LOSS.

